Cell · Bigogwe Sector # Basumba Basumba is a cell of Rwanda in Bigogwe Sector, Nyabihu District, Western Province. It covers 9.40 km². 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9.4 km² - 1 mapped service - 2,538 m typical elevation ## Where is Basumba? Basumba lies in Bigogwe Sector, Nyabihu District, Western Province, Rwanda. It borders 8 other cells: Gasizi, Gasizi, Gihorwe, Kareba, Kora, Ngando, Rega and Rugarama. By area it is the 380th largest of 1,000 cells in Rwanda. It covers 18.0% of Bigogwe Sector. The centre of Basumba is about 82 km in a straight line from Kigali, the capital. The centre point is at 1.5354° S, 29.4495° E. Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Basumba ### Nearby, outside Basumba - Ross Carr Museum And Gardens · museum, Bihungwe 9.6 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Basumba - Time zone UTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Kigali - Currency Franc (RWF) - Country calling code +250 - Languages Kinyarwanda, English, French, Swahili - Plug types Type C, E, G · 230 V - Driving side Right ### Nearest airports - Goma International Airport (GOM) · Goma 28 km - Kigali International Airport (KGL) · Kigali 91 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 05:51) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:01, sunset around 18:03). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Basumba Open gazetteers list 1 village, town or locality in Basumba. - Rwankuba Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Basumba Named natural and historic features inside Basumba, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Lake Gando Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Basumba and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nyabihu District, the warmest month is Feb (average 16 °C) and the coolest is Jun (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 229 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (218 mm) and the driest Jul (45 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are June to August. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 16 | 126 | | Feb | 16 | 127 | | Mar | 16 | 206 | | Apr | 16 | 183 | | May | 16 | 142 | | Jun | 15 | 74 | | Jul | 15 | 45 | | Aug | 16 | 91 | | Sep | 16 | 139 | | Oct | 16 | 190 | | Nov | 16 | 218 | | Dec | 16 | 153 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Basumba | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Kabatwa Health Centre · Gihorwe | 5.6 km | Map | | Bank | Bank of Kigali Kora Branch · Kora | 8.6 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Rubis · Kijote | 8.7 km | Map | | Hotel | Volcano Cafe Hotel · Bukinanyana | 8.4 km | Map | | School | Nsherima primary school · Nsherima | 7.8 km | Map | | College | ULK Gisenyi Campus · Kivumu | 28 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Basumba Places mapped inside Basumba in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 1 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other cells in Bigogwe Sector - Arusha - Kijote - Kora - Muhe - Rega ## Quick answers - Where is Basumba? In Bigogwe Sector, Nyabihu District, Western Province, Rwanda - What borders Basumba? Gasizi, Gasizi, Gihorwe, Kareba, Kora, Ngando, Rega and Rugarama - What is there to see in Basumba? Ross Carr Museum And Gardens - What time zone is Basumba in? UTC+2 - What currency is used in Basumba? Franc (RWF) - What language is spoken in Basumba? Kinyarwanda, English, French (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Basumba? 1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Basumba? June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Basumba? Kabatwa Health Centre, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Basumba? Bank of Kigali Kora Branch, about 8.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Basumba? Rubis, about 8.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Basumba? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Basumba? RW340102 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Cell - Area: 9.40 km² - P-code: RW340102 - Sector: Bigogwe Sector --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/rwanda/western-province/nyabihu/bigogwe/basumba/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.